“Area X.O is a significant development that recognizes the potential of autonomous systems to impact both on-road and off-road applications, providing engineers a test bed to develop autonomy that improves safety for motorists and makes a variety of industries more efficient and sustainable.”

“Area X.O has provided Nokia with an unparalleled opportunity to do joint research and development with our industry and government partners. We have used it to test our private LTE and 5G networks with leading companies working on connected and autonomous vehicles, and we have tested our own drones and integrated operations center technology in first responder scenarios such as search and rescue. The facility enables us to put our technology, as well as that of our partners, through the kind of extreme real-world conditions that Canada is famous for. If our Smart City solutions can operate here, they can be adapted to anywhere in the world.”  

“The Ottawa smart testing site is a unique range of capabilities that significantly increases the quality of autonomous vehicle integration and test. Since coming onto to the site FourD Robotics™ has established new business collaborations and new opportunities that previously would have been unlikely. FourD Robotics™ has been engaged with Invest Ottawa for several years and actively have resided on the test site for only a few months. Building autonomous vehicles is a complex task requiring a range of capabilities ranging from a garage where we can drive a test vehicle directly onto a realistic test track and connect to advanced precision navigation services and leading edge wireless broad band communications.”